New CAT

Well you can tell I'm a 'Noobie', question after question :blush:

Today I made enquiries about a new Down pipe with CAT. The current system has been welded due to a crack that formed in the pipe just before the CAT. I'm told that this is common.

This is not the reason for the replacement, it's got to be fixed due to the rotten hanger (not worth repairing) which is being held on with a stainless Jubilee clip. The heat shield is also falling off and being held on by a stainless band (thank's to our engineering stores here at work... and before anyone thinks I stole the bits... I own the company).

Tonights question is... Has anyone done or does anyone recommend welding a patch/plate over the weak area on the new pipe before it's installed? Or is this fault not as common as I've been led to believe?

Thanks

Paul

Now I know you can buy cheap Cats now days and to a certain extent you get what you pay for, but...

Suzuki want £489.30 plus Vat plus fitting :sick:

My local indie told me that the cheaper Cats from Eurocarparts are not what I should be looking at if I want to keep the car more than two years. Even his price of £278 plus the dreaded is more than I expected... Damn!!

I think that the Cat pipe is in for some serious repair, as I said it's really only a rotten exhaust hanger. Where's my welding gear hiding? :laugh:

Blimey I'd definitely repair that hanger or one of these off the bay of E

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Not seen that before Dan. Worth a go if I can't weld a new hanger on

I'm having a go at removing the down-pipe tomorrow afternoon.

Good luck!!! you'll need to start spraying the bolts now with some sort of release agent

Daniel30 wrote: Good luck!!! you'll need to start spraying the bolts now with some sort of release agent

Fingers crossed that it won't be too bad as the exhaust was removed by CMW Suzuki to repair the gearbox last February.

Or at least I hope they removed it :ohmy: